The RAMs on any motherboard, including ASRock run at a standard speed that is lower than its max speed by default. To be able torun it at or close to the full speed, you need to enable an Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) on the motherboard BIOS.
This process lowers the timing and delay cycles of different RAM processes while increasing its voltage requirements and enhances the RAM’s performance.
ASRock motherboards come with adefault XMP profilethat you may enable from theDRAM Configurationsection in theOC TweakerBIOS/UEFI tab.
While this feature allows you to boost the RAM frequency, you may’t go beyond the RAM’s maximum capacity. I once tried doing so and mycomputer kept crashinguntil I restored this setting.
Check Support for XMP
First, you need to checkwhether your motherboard supports XMP. You must also look up your RAM sticks to see their maximum possible frequency.
Similarly, you need tocheck your motherboard specificationsto learn the maximumRAM frequency supportedby this device. If you enable an XMP with more RAM frequency than that, you will start encountering many computer issues.
In my case, I have a 3200 MHz DDR4 DRAM and my ASRock motherboard supports XPM with DRAM frequency of more than 4000 MHz. So I can only enable an XMP profile of 3200 MHz.
After making sure that you may enable XMP, you need toget to the BIOSor UEFI interface to be able to change the relevant configuration.
If you haveenabled fast boot, the logo screen will remain for a shorter time. So it’s best if you repeatedly press the above keys as soon as your computer starts or restarts in this situation.
Enable XMP on BIOS/UEFI
ASRockBIOS/UEFIcomes with a default XMP profile that is supposed to provide the optimal XMP configuration for your RAM. you may quickly enable it from theEZ modeinterface or theAdvanced modeinterface on your UEFI.
Usually the XMP profile should provide a suitable configuration. However, in rare situations,it does not work. Or you may not be satisfied with the performance changes.
In such cases, you canoverclock your RAMby manually changing the DRAM settings. If you find the XMP profile suitable for your use, you may directly head towardstesting your system.
Manually Change Timing Settings
